Delaware · Senate Bill 193 · 152nd General Assembly

Alimony/Prohibit/Receiving/Violent Felony/Spouse/Child

SB 193 Sponsored by Dave G. Lawson Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jun 20, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 20, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This act prohibits an individual from receiving alimony who is convicted of committing a violent felony, where the victim is their spouse or a child under the age of 18 of either party to the divorce or annulment proceeding. Under current Delaware law, an individual can engage in acts of abuse towards their partner or child and may nonetheless be awarded interim alimony or alimony pursuant to Delaware law. This Act mandates that such an unjust result shall be unequivocally prohibited.

Every action

2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
  2. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 193

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 5 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.